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Halwai December 13, 2023

Ingredients: • 2 cups – basmati Rice • 1/2 kg – Chicken • 4 cups – water • 1 – Onion large • 1 – Tomato large (or 2 small) • 8- Green chillies (or according to taste) • 1/2 tsp – Garam Masala (optional – can be used if you desire spicy dishes) • […]

Halwai December 13, 2023

Ingredients: • 2 – eggs • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • 1/2 tsp – Nutmeg powder • 1/8 tsp – salt • Sugar as per taste • 2 cups – ice-cold Milk Method: Separate eggs. Beat egg yolk with salt. Whip milk with sugar, cardamom and nutmeg powder till frothy. Add egg yolk to […]

Halwai December 13, 2023

Ingredients: • Milk – 1/2 litre • Onion – 1, medium-sized • Ghee – 3 tbsp • Red Chilli powder – 2 tsp • Salt to taste Method: Heat oil and fry the chopped onion until golden brown. Add chilli powder and cook over low heat for a while taking care not to burn it. […]

Halwai December 12, 2023

Ingredients: • 1 kg – Bombay ducks / cat fish / shark / lep (cleaned, cut and washed) • 7 – Cloves of garlic, mildly crushed • 3 tbsp – Coconut oil for tempering • 1 -tomato, sliced finely lengthwise • For wet ground masala : • 2 – big Onion chopped • 1/2 tsp […]

Halwai December 11, 2023

Ingredients: • 3 cups – very fine gram flour • 2 cups – Sugar • 3 cardamoms, powdered • 1 tbsp – Raisins • Ghee for frying Method: Mix the gram flour with water and make a thick batter. Make syrup – one thread consistency – out of sugar and add powdered cardamoms. Sieve the […]

Halwai December 10, 2023

Ingredients: • 1 cup fine semolina • Sugar as required in recipe • Ghee 1 to 1.5 cups, as required in recipe • 1/5 tsp. citric acid powdered • 1/2 cup blanched, peeled Almonds halved • 1/4 cup green Pistachios halved • 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder • Saffron as desired • food color red/green/yellow, as […]

Halwai December 10, 2023

Ingredients: • Rice flakes (poha) – 1/2 cup • Sugar – 1/2 cup • Ghee – 2 tbsp • Cashews – 5 • Cardamom – 1/4tsp • A pinch of Saffron colour Method: Heat the kadai with 1 tbsp ghee. Roast the cashews and keep them aside. Roast the rice flakes until golden brown in […]

Halwai December 10, 2023

Ingredients: • 1 cup – basmati Rice • 15 – french beans, sliced in to inch-long pieces • 1/2 cup – peas, shelled • 1 – carrot, peeled and sliced into inch-long strips • 1 – green capsicum, sliced into long slivers • 2 – green chillies, chopped • 12 – cashews • 12 – […]

Halwai December 9, 2023

Ingredients: • 250 g – black button supari (betel nut), pounded coarsely • 100 g – ajwain (carom seeds) • 50 – rock Sugar (misri or khansari) • 20 – Cardamoms • 10 g – dill seeds (suva) • 15 – Cloves • 1/2 – nutmeg, crushed • 1/4 tsp – black salt • 2 […]

Halwai December 9, 2023

Ingredients: • 1/4 kgs – Karela • For stuffing paste and gravy: • 1/2 cup – Grated Coconut • 2 tsp – Besan • 2 tbsp – Powdered groundnut • 2 tsp – Red Chilli powder • 1/2 tsp – Coriander seed powder • 1/2 tsp – Cumin seed powder • Lime juice of one […]

Halwai December 8, 2023

Ingredients: • 1 cup – grated Corn • 500 ml – Milk • 1 tsp -almonds • 1 tsp – Pistachios • 1 tsp -cardamom powder • Saffron • Sugar Method: Add grated corn, milk (reserving one tsp milk for later use) and sugar in a large casserole. Microwave on high for 5 mins without […]

Halwai December 7, 2023

Ingredients: • 1 cup – Rice flour • 1 cup – Jaggery • 1 cup – Coconut Milk • 3 cups – water • 1/2 tsp – Cardamom powder • A pinch of salt • 1 tbsp – Raisins • 1 tbsp – chopped cashews • 1 tbsp – Ghee Method: Take the rice flour […]

Halwai December 7, 2023

Ingredients: • 1 cup – chopped, dried Apricot • 250 gm packet – crushed wine biscuits • 125 gm – Butter • 1/2 tin – condensed Milk • 1/2 cup – soft Brown sugar Method: Heat the butter, brown sugar and condensed milk till the butter melts. Do not boil. Add chopped apricots and crushed […]

Halwai December 7, 2023

Ingredients: • For Khaman: • 1 cup – Channa (Bengal gram) dal washed and soaked for 4-5 hours • Salt, to taste • For topping: • 1/4 cup – Tamarind chutney (refer chutneys) • 2 tbsp – green chutney (refer chutneys) • 1 cup – fine bland sev • 2 – Onions chopped finely • […]

Halwai December 7, 2023

Ingredients: • 3 cups – Rice • 3.5 cups – Sugar powdered • 1/2 to 3/4 cup – Milk • 1 tbsp – Khus Khus (poppy seeds) • 3 cups (approx.)- Ghee Method: Wash and soak rice for 3 days, changing water each day. Wash and drain water, dry on a thick soft cloth, till […]

Halwai December 7, 2023

Ingredients: • Bread – 5 loaves • Sugar – 1 cup • Cardamom 2 • Oil to fry Method: Remove the outer brown part from the bread and grind it into a paste which can be rolled into balls. Make syrup out of the sugar. Powder the cardamom and add to the syrup. Make balls […]

Halwai December 6, 2023

Ingredients: • 1/2 tin – condensed Milk • 1.5 cups – Rice • 1/4 cup – yellow moong dal, washed • 1 tbsp – Raisins • 1 tbsp – cashew bits • 4 to 5 – Cardamom pods, crushed • 2 – cloves, crushed • 1 – ping pong ball sized, lump Jaggery • 2 […]

Halwai December 6, 2023

Ingredients: • Besan- 1 Cup • Sugar- 3 Cups • Refined Oil- 1 Cup • Grated Coconut- 1 Cup • Milk- 1 Cup • Cardamom- 5-6 pieces (pod removed and powered) Method: Roast besan in a tsp of ghee till the raw smell goes. Turn off the stove and add all the other ingredients one […]

Halwai December 6, 2023

Ingredients: • Ghee – 100 to 125 g • Cashew nuts – 4 tbsp, finely chopped • Besan (chickpeas flour) – 200 g • Sweet khoa – 200 g • Powdered Sugar – 200 g • Cardamom powder – 1 tsp • Saffron or yellow food colour – a little Method: Heat 1 tbsp of […]

Halwai December 5, 2023

Ingredients: • 1.5 cups – Flour • 1/2 tsp – Baking soda • 1/2 tsp – Salt • 1 tsp – Cinnamon • 1/2 tsp – Cloves • 1/2 tsp – Nutmeg • 1/2 tsp – All spice • 1/2 cup – Shortening • 1 cup – Packed Brown sugar • 1 – Egg • […]